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WHAT IS COUPLE-YEARS OF PROTECTION?
Couple-Years of Protection (CYP) represents the units of contracep-
tive commodity needed to protect a couple for 1 year of use.
1 CYP For Short-Term & User-Dependent Methods
4 doses of
Injectables
120 condoms
(male and female)
15 cycles of oral
contraceptive pills
How Many CYPs Do Long-Term Methods Yield ?
INTRAUTERINE
DEVICES (IUDS)
3.3 4.6
CYPs
CYPs
IMPLANTS
3
Years
2.5 CYPs
4
Years
3.2 CYPs
5 Years
5
Years
3.8 CYPs
10 Years
Evidence from studies on contraceptive use indicate that long-term reversible
contraceptives, by virtue of being user-independent, are preferred and have
lower failure rates*
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* Source: Couple Year Protection. MEASURE Evaluation. (n.d.).
Retrieved June 12, 2017, from https://www.measureevalu-
tion.org/prh/rh_indicators/specific/fp/cyp
Amy Stoddard, Colleen McNicholas, and
Jeffrey F. Peipert. Efficacy and Safety of Long-Acting Reversible
Contraception. Drugs. 2011 May 28; 71(8): 969–980.